question/advise about finasteride

[lucalus]

hey

 

My hair consultant has put me on finasteride, 5mg tablets i belive split in to 1/4s, so 1 tablet lasts me 4 days obviously.

 

I have a pill cutter which to be honest is rubbish! The tablets are really small as well and its hard to get them, accuratly cut into decent quaters! Does it matter if i take slightly incosistant doses from day to day.

 

I mean they are not usually that different but on rare occasions i cut one really be bad and as i have to pay for it i dont wanna waste any really.

 

Anyone else took them this way and found a decent way to take them? any advice would be great.

 

Finally is it ok to drink alchol on finasteride, im only a weekend drinker really, but on some occasions i may end up drinking a fair bit. I havent noticed any side effects of it so far. just wondering about my liver and all that. cheers

 

thanks

luke

[TonySC]

My HT Dr. Cooley recommended to me 2.5 mg of FIN M-W-F. Because you are right the 1/4's are for the birds. I have been doing this for 4.5 months at present and will continue this.

[Bill - Seemiller]

lucalus,

 

The pill splitter I have is actually very good. Though it's never "easy" to cut an already small pill into quarters, my splitter does a pretty decent job.

 

That said, I take 1/4 pill daily and usually then skip the last day.

 

As Tony mentioned, some doctors may recommend larger dosages every other day.

 

Best wishes,

 

Bill